Midlands Today with Will Faulkner
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Episodes
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Week 35 - Tuesday
Tuesday, 26 August 2025
From soaring Ozempic prescriptions and calls for Garda reform to a landmark biodiversity drive—Tuesday’s show touched health, heartbreak, and hope for renewal.
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Week 35 - Monday
Monday, 25 August 2025
Vaping dangers, a deepening housing crisis, and a mother’s fight for compassion—Monday’s show exposed risks to health, homes, and humanity.
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Week 34 - Friday
Friday, 22 August 2025
Trade relief, water strain, and a disability rights crisis—Friday’s show tackled negotiations abroad, shortages at home, and families left waiting.
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Week 34 - Thursday
Thursday, 21 August 2025
Ticket scams, school strikes, and a costly discrimination case—Thursday’s show exposed cracks in trust, equality, and workplace rights.
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Week 34 - Wednesday
Wednesday, 20 August 2025
Factory closures, a Fine Gael face-off, and a fight against harassment—Wednesday’s show spanned upheaval in business, politics, and community life.
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Week 34 - Tuesday
Tuesday, 19 August 2025
A nightclub remembered, a president’s high-stakes diplomacy, and stark figures on domestic abuse—Tuesday’s show reflected nostalgia, negotiation, and urgent need.
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Week 34 - Monday
Monday, 18 August 2025
A charity swim with heart, a protest for rural mothers, and a rock ‘n’ roll resurrection—Monday’s show mixed community spirit, healthcare anger, and music history.
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Week 33 - Friday
Friday, 15 August 2025
From Garda performance failings and political reshuffles to ambitious housing plans—Friday’s show tackled accountability, leadership, and the race to build.
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Week 33 - Thursday
Thursday, 14 August 2025
Housing delays, prison privileges, and retail uncertainty—Thursday’s show revealed a mix of local frustration, unusual concessions, and high street challenges.
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Week 33 - Wednesday
Wednesday, 13 August 2025
From cultural celebration controversy and community anger over housing plans, to a warning about AI replacing real human connection—Wednesday’s show explored division, displacement, and disconnection.
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Week 33 - Tuesday
Tuesday, 12 August 2025
Midlands Today with Will Faulkner
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Week 33 - Monday
Monday, 11 August 2025
From a housing leadership shake-up and schools in crisis, to a preventable tragedy abroad—Monday’s show spanned policy, pressure, and loss.
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Week 32 - Friday
Friday, 8 August 2025
From a record-breaking céilí and a political showdown to AI’s promise for women’s health—Friday’s show blended celebration, confrontation, and innovation.
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Week 32 - Thursday
Thursday, 7 August 2025
A powerful diagnosis, a wind farm protest, and heartbreak abroad—Thursday’s show wove together stories of advocacy, resistance, and remembrance.
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Week 32 - Wednesday
Wednesday, 6 August 2025
Midlands Today with Will Faulkner 6th August 2025
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Week 32 - Tuesday
Tuesday, 5 August 2025
From gut health truths and climate preparedness to survivor-led change—Tuesday’s show tackled wellbeing, weather, and the will to be heard.
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Week 31 - Friday
Friday, 1 August 2025
Budget pressure, a family’s medical plea, and a sweet rural success—Friday’s show mixed national policy with personal stories of challenge and creativity.
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Week 31 - Thursday
Thursday, 31 July 2025
A baby’s fight for medicine, farmers under pressure, and a rising star redefining beauty—Thursday’s show shared powerful stories of need, struggle and strength.
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Week 31 - Wednesday
Wednesday, 30 July 2025
From farmers under pressure and a call for rehab reform, to a beauty queen’s inspiring rise—Wednesday’s show shared stories of struggle, strength, and self-belief.
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Week 31 - Tuesday
Tuesday, 29 July 2025
Midlands Today with Will Faulkner
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Week 31 - Monday
Monday, 28 July 2025
Trade fears, service cuts, and a festival high—Monday’s show captured economic tension, community concern, and cultural celebration in equal measure.
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Week 30 - Friday
Friday, 25 July 2025
From calls to clean up the beauty industry and food safety fears, to a stern warning for the Ploughing bar—Friday’s show dug into rules, risks and responsibilities.
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Week 30 - Thursday
Thursday, 24 July 2025
Food fears, water warnings, and a sports star’s stand—Thursday’s show tackled health threats, system gaps, and the power of personal truth.
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Week 30 - Wednesday
Wednesday, 23 July 2025
A broken hospital referral system, a mental health warning, and Irish lives flourishing abroad—Wednesday’s show spanned gaps in care and stories of resilience.
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Week 30 - Tuesday
Tuesday, 22 July 2025
A UN appointment, dental delays, and legal deadlock—Tuesday’s show highlighted international impact, domestic gaps, and political inaction.
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Week 30 - Monday
Monday, 21 July 2025
Free speech fears, environmental fallout, and a Laois lotto windfall—Monday’s show moved between legal battles, cleanup missions and life-changing luck.
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Week 29 - Friday
Friday, 18 July 2025
From pleas for women's healthcare and a house raffle with heart, to youth crime fears in Mullingar—Friday’s show spanned pain, hope, and unease.
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Week 29 - Thursday
Thursday, 17 July 2025
A farming backlash, frontline abuse claims and novel fundraising ideas, Thursday’s show captured the push for protection, reform, and local momentum.
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Week 29 - Wednesday
Wednesday, 16 July 2025
Worries over elder care, land disputes, and looming EU cuts—Wednesday’s stories exposed fragile trust in systems meant to protect Ireland’s most vulnerable.
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Week 29 - Tuesday
Tuesday, 15 July 2025
Calls for pharmacy reform, a powerful survival story, and a sobering snapshot of rural pub closures—Tuesday’s show mixed public health, personal resilience, and economic alarm.